 |
VISITING LECTURE
Joshua Ramus: Rethinking Flexibility
Thursday, November 18
315F and Zoom | 6:30 PM
Despite an increased need to accommodate change, contemporary architecture still relies on the antiquated modernist vision of flexibility: a blank slate (or white cube or black box) upon which any activity can occur. This approach has historically produced banal, sterile architecture, and the intellectual and economic costs to reconfigure these architectural tabula rasae have become prohibitive. New concepts of flexibility must, and can, be advanced.
The lecture will be introduced by Dean Nader Tehrani. Ted Baab will moderate the discussion that follows.
Joshua Ramus is the founding principal of REX, whose mission is to challenge and advance building paradigms and promote the agency of architecture. He is currently working on The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center; the Brown University Performing Arts Center in Providence; two mixed-use towers in Australia; the Necklace Residence on Long Island; and a virtual museum and performing arts space for Metapurse, which will “house” Beeple’s infamous NFT The first 5000 Days. Joshua’s belief that architecture should do things for its users and communities, and not simply be a representational art, was first applied to his design of the Seattle Central Library, which he led as a founding partner of OMA New York.
In-person attendance to the lecture is open to Cooper Union students, faculty, and staff in room 315F. Members of the public may attend through Zoom only. Advanced registration is required. Please register here.
|
|
|
|
|
STUDENT LECTURE SERIES
Joyce Hwang: Architecture for the Collective
Friday, November 19
315F and Zoom | 6:30 PM
Joyce Hwang is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Architecture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and Founder of Ants of the Prairie, an office of architectural practice and research that focuses on confronting contemporary ecological conditions through creative means. For over a decade, Hwang has been developing a series of projects that incorporate wildlife habitats into constructed environments. She is a recipient of the Exhibit Columbus University Research Design Fellowship (2020-21), the Architectural League Emerging Voices Award (2014), the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship (2013), the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Independent Project Grant (2013, 2008), and the MacDowell Fellowship (2016, 2011). Her work has been exhibited at Matadero Madrid, the Venice Architecture Biennale, and the Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale, among other venues. Hwang’s projects and writing have been featured in publications including Curbed, Good, Praxis, Azure Magazine, Architect Magazine, Architectural Review, AV Proyectos, Bracket, MONU, Biophilic Cities Journal, Volume Magazine, and Next Nature. She is a co-organizer of the Hive City Habitat Design Competition and a co-editor of Beyond Patronage: Reconsidering Models of Practice, published by Actar. Hwang is on the Steering Committee for US Architects Declare, and serves as a Core Organizer for Dark Matter University.
This lecture is open to current Cooper Union students, faculty, and staff in Room 315F. The general public may access this event through Zoom only. Zoom registration is required, please register in advance here. |
|
|
|
|
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION
The Architectural League of New York 2021 Annual Student Program
Youtube | On Demand
The student program offers an inside look at the architectural profession, highlighting the varied and creative career paths open to graduates of architecture school.
In this video documenting a portion of the League’s 30th annual Student Program, presentations and a panel discussion offer insight into the careers and work of four practitioners —Delma Palma, Todd Palmer, Bo Liu, Andreas Kostopoulos — followed by a discussion moderated by League program director Anne Rieselbach.
You may watch the video here. |
|
|
|
VIDEO ARCHIVE
Watch Our Public Lectures and Events Anytime
Vimeo | On Demand
The School of Architecture records, archives and publishes videos of public programs to open access and accommodate asynchronous learning and research for audiences in different time zones. You may visit our Vimeo channel for access to all our video content.
You may also use Cooper website's search bar to look for a particular lecture title or a lecturer's name to find embedded videos of their events with us, if any are available, along with other pertinent event and bio information.
If you recently missed a lecture or event you wanted to see, make sure to check out the Fall 2020 and the Spring 2021 Lecture and Events Lists. Links to earlier semester event lists are found at the bottom of their respective event pages.
Our public programs are free and recorded for access anytime.
|
|
|
|
|
ANNOUNCEMENT
Coronavirus Response
For campus-wide COVID-19 updates and resources, please visit The Cooper Union's website.
|
|
|
|
Nader Tehrani, Arch dean/fac (principal, NADAAA) | Award | 2021 AIA American Architecture Awards: Libraries, Adams Street Branch Library, Boston, Massachusetts, 2021
John Hejduk AR’50/Arch dean & fac emeritus (deceased) | Exhibition | Shanghai Masque, Power Station of Art, November 13, 2021-February 15, 2022, Shanghai, China
Young & Ayata (Michael Young, Arch fac) | Studio Coordinator | MMeets Venice Studio Melbourne, M Pavilion, January 8-18, 2022, online
|
|
Eva Franch i Gilabert, Arch fac | Lecture | “Potential Futures 21 Q&A on Architecture & Pedagogy”, Princeton University School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium, Princeton, NJ, Thursday, November 18 at 6PM
Joshua Ramus, Arch fac (principal, REX) | Award | 2021 AIA American Architecture Awards: Museums and Cultural Buildings, Brown University Performing Arts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 2022
|
|
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller AR’79, Ricardo Scofidio AR’55/Arch fac emeritus) | Article | "United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum: The Shape of Accessibility," THE PLAN 134, November 2021
Studio Libeskind (Daniel Libeskind AR’70) | Featured | "10 buildings about our historical memory that you should not forget," METALOCUS, November 1, 2021
Mark West AR’80 | Lecture | RPI School of Architecture, November 10, 2021, online
|
|
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson (Laurie Hawkinson AR’83) | Award | 2021 AIA American Architecture Awards: Schools and Universities, Energy Advancement and Innovation Center, Columbus, Ohio, 2020
Uri Wegman AR’08 | Premiere | VISIONS OF CLOUDS, November 16, 2021
|
|
Open Calls & Opportunities |
|
NEW
CALL FOR ENTRIES
CALL FOR ENTRIES
DWR Champagne Chair Competition invites students to carve out their place in design history by entering their designs for a chance to win one of four prizes worth up to $1000 to spend at Design Within Reach. Deadline: January 4, 2022
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2022-23 Visiting Professorships The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture invites early to mid-career practitioners, scholars, and studio educators to apply for the Ann Kalla Professorship in Architecture and the Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professorhip. Deadline: February 14, 2022
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Interior Design Instructor Position Texas Christian University invites any qualified recent architecture graduates to join the Department of Design to prepare the next generation of creative leaders in the arts. Deadline: Open until filled
DEADLINES APPROACHING
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR ENTRIES
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Log 54: Coauthoring (Winter/Spring 2022) is a thematic issue guest edited by Ann Lui and Ana Miljački that recenters architectural discourse around the idea of coauthorship. Deadline: December 1, 2021
ONGOING
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
SOM Shadowship Week offers an immersive professional experience, mentorship, and guidance to students of all backgrounds. Deadline: December 5
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
|
|
CALL FOR ENTRIES
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR REGISTRANTS
International VELUX Award invites students of architecture to explore the role of daylight and sunlight as sources of energy in architecture and inspire new thinking. Deadline: April 15, 2022
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Lyceum Fellowship 2022 Competition: UNDERLAND challenges students to create a solution for the Friesenhahn Cave site, an important paleontological site outside of San Antonio and managed by Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Deadline: May 26, 2022
FREE GROCERIES
The College Student Pantry welcomes all college students in need of groceries. Open first and third Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Stop by 602 E 9th St in the East Village (corner of Ave B) for a free bag of groceries. Ongoing: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 3PM.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Harvard Design Press seeks book proposals from researchers, practitioners, theorists, historians, and critics, among others. Deadline: Rolling
CALL FOR SUPPORT
Mophradat: Support the Arts in Beirut Prioritizing those already disadvantaged, and those who influence the community around them in a thoughtful manner, Mophradat offers resources to artists, visual thinkers and architects. Deadline: Rolling
CALL FOR ALLIES
CALL FOR STUDENT PROPOSALS
Write for Urban Omnibus! Shaped by a wide range of contributors In an effort to advance the collective work of city making, Urban Omnibus calls for students and professionals to submit article proposals. Deadline: Ongoing
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
